According to The Princeton Review, which ranks in colleges in various categories each year, Ohio is the No. 3 party school in the nation. Miami (Ohio) isn't far behind at No. 9, giving the MAC two in the Top 10. Ohio checked in at No. 2 in the "Lots of Beer" rankings and No. 5 in the "Lots of Hard Liquor" rankings. Variety is the spice of life. Ohio was also No. 18 in "Students Study The Least."

A former colleague at the Lake Erie Crushers — we'll call him the Wolfman — is an Ohio alumnus, and checked in about the party scene in Athens.

"For halloween, the entire state of Ohio goes to Athens," the Wolfman said. "Athens is aone of America's most haunted places because it used to be an insane asylum."

It sounds like not much has changed on weekend nights.

"Then you have the 'fests,'" the Wolfman continued. "Basically every weekend all the students that live on a certain street get a permit to close the street down and put big stages in the middle. There's just giant block parties every weekend. It's the best time to be in Athens."

My only question — What do we have to do to get football coach Frank Solich on the Vengabus?

But seriously, not only are the Bobcats the overwhelming favorite in the league for football, but they made the Sweet 16 in basketball, and they evidently really know how to have a good time. If you're a high school junior and you're not Google mapping Athens, Ohio right now, then I can't help you.

By the way, in case you were wondering, West Virginia was named the top party school. Ohio, Miami (Ohio) and UMass were the only MAC schools to make any lists on The Princeton Review. Here's where they appeared.